As you know, there is a Catholic Christmas and an Orthodox Christmas, and at the same time it is difficult to find even two Catholic or Orthodox countries that would have absolutely identical Christmas dishes and Christmas menu. The Christmas table should not only saturate the family, but also symbolize abundance, the beginning of a new life. Traditional Christmas dishes in different countries are very diverse, in connection with the end of the fast, a variety of products are allowed. For example, from the end of November to January 7, the Orthodox Christmas fast lasts, the menu of the Christmas fast is a great way not only to be cleansed spiritually, but also physically. Eating during the Christmas fast excludes fatty animal food, fish can be eaten several times a week. But after the fast, the recipes for Christmas dishes are more diverse, there is meat, fish, and dairy products.
For the countries of Western Europe, Christmas baking recipes are especially characteristic of sweet dishes. At this time, houses and bazaars are really flooded with Christmas pastries. The recipe for Christmas baking is Christmas cookies, as well as Christmas gingerbread. Christmas cupcake and Christmas candy recipes are also very popular. There is even a special English Christmas cake in England. The recipe for Christmas cookies is simple, the main thing is a beautiful design. To please your loved ones and, especially, children, we offer you a recipe for Christmas gingerbread. You will need flour, sugar, soda, eggs, butter, cocoa, honey, spices. After mixing the ingredients and kneading the dough, it should be put in the refrigerator overnight so that it is infused and soaked with spices, in this case you will get especially fragrant Christmas gingerbread. The recipe for Christmas gingerbread will also require you to have a certain artistic taste, because it will be necessary to mold human figures, animals, or some geometric shapes from the dough. After that, the cookies are baked in the oven and decorated with icing. About the same way Christmas cookies are prepared. The recipe for a Christmas cake is very popular in England. It is prepared with dried fruits and nuts, soaked with some alcohol. For Orthodox Christians, Christmas sweets are primarily Christmas carols and Christmas pastries, for example, Christmas cake. The recipe that creates a holiday for children is lollipops in the form of cockerels. The ideal option for Christmas baking will be Christmas tea. It is made from black tea, ginger, cinnamon and orange peel.
Also in many European countries, a mandatory Christmas dish is a Christmas goose, a Christmas duck or a Christmas turkey. Christmas goose is prepared in Germany, Denmark, Greece etc. You will definitely not regret if a Christmas goose appears on your table. The Christmas goose recipe usually uses apples and prunes. Christmas turkey is a recipe that is typical for England and the USA. Meat dishes are often served with a Christmas salad, the recipe of which may differ in different countries.
A very tasty recipe for this gratin. And it looks very great on the festive table. Try to cook and surprise your loved ones. Guests will definitely ask you for a recipe.
A wonderful salad, perfect for a festive table. The juiciness of rice and beef, the freshness of vegetables. By the way, a great alternative to olivier for those who want variety. We really liked the salad!
Very soft, fragrant gingerbread with a pronounced honey-nut flavor! Gingerbread turns out ruddy, though not baked! These gingerbread cookies are steamed: in a steamer or a slow cooker.
Absolutely universal dish, can serve as breakfast, lunch and dinner. It can be served hot as a main dish or side dish, or it can be served cold as an appetizer. And almost everyone likes it!
A few years ago, I discovered fruit salads for myself and my consumers (chicken with pineapples does not count). It’s unusual, but very tasty, bright and modern. I suggest you try a small exotic salad.
We offer to prepare a delicious salad with ham and prunes with a sauce based on olive mayonnaise. A couple more salads and adoration in the eyes of my husband will become material, he does not even imagine that this kind of salad is associated with competition and will not last forever.
On New Year’s Eve, every housewife wants the table to be full of treats, but, alas, due to lack of time, sometimes they do not have time to cook everything that was planned. And in such cases, salads always come to the rescue “in a hurry”. I want to offer you one of them.
I want to offer you a simple, but nevertheless delicious snack for the festive table. Mini profiterole in such eateries is ideal for a buffet table or as an aperitif. From this amount of ingredients, about 50 mini-puffs with stuffing are obtained.
Crispy gratin. I bring to your attention a wonderful crispy potato gratin. What could be easier is to cut potatoes, onions, and the result will be incredibly delicious, Provencal herbs will do their job. My husband said it tasted better than fried. That’s the only way I’m going to cook now. And it turns out not bad – it would also look good on a festive table.
I want to share with you my brownie recipe, it differs in cooking technology from the classic and without the addition of chocolate. Take a look, maybe this recipe will suit you.
